land shadowed those of clinton ' s fleet as it sailed south . lee wrote from wilmington on june 1 that the fleet had sailed , but that he did not know whether it was sailing for virginia or south carolina . he headed for charleston , saying " [ i ] confess i know not whether i shall go to or from the enemy . " he arrived in charleston shortly after the fleet anchored outside the harbor , and took command of the city ' s defenses . he immediately ran into a problem : the south carolina troops ( militia or the colonial regiments ) were not on the continental line , and thus not formally under his authority . some south carolina troops resisted
land shadowed those of clinton's fleet as it sailed south. lee wrote from wilmington on june 1 that the fleet had sailed, but that he did not know whether it was sailing for virginia or south carolina. he headed for charleston, saying " [ i ] confess i know not whether i shall go to or from the enemy. " he arrived in charleston shortly after the fleet anchored outside the harbor, and took command of the city's defenses. he immediately ran into a problem : the south carolina troops ( militia or the colonial regiments ) were not on the continental line, and thus not formally under his authority. some south carolina troops resisted